The Hero with a Thousand Faces

Since its release in 1949, The Hero with a Thousand Faces has influenced millions of readers by combining the insights of modern psychology with Joseph Campbell's revolutionary understanding of comparative mythology. In this book, Campbell outlines the Hero's Journey, a universal motif of adventure and transformation that runs through virtually all of the world's mythic traditions. He also explores the Cosmogonic Cycle, the mythic pattern of world creation and destruction.

On Writing

In June of 1999, Stephen King was hit by a van while walking along the shoulder of a country road in Maine. Six operations were required to save his life and mend his broken body. When he was finally able to sit up, he immediately started writing. This book - part biography, part a collection of tips for the aspiring writer - is the extraordinary result.

Stanley Kubrick and Me: Thirty Years at His Side

Stanley Kubrick, the director of a string of timeless movies from Lolita and Dr. Strangelove to A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Full Metal Jacket, and others, has always been depicted by the media as the Howard Hughes of filmmakers, a weird artist obsessed with his work and privacy to the point of madness. But who was he really?

Save the Cat! Strikes Back

Blake Snyder, author of Save the Cat! and Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies, has delivered the audiobook countless readers and students have clamored for. Inspired by questions from his workshops, lectures, and emails, Blake listened to you and provides new tips, tactics, and techniques to solve your writing problems and create stories that resonate.

The Princess Diarist

When Carrie Fisher recently discovered the journals she kept during the filming of the first Star Wars movie, she was astonished to see what they had preserved - plaintive love poems, unbridled musings with youthful naiveté, and a vulnerability that she barely recognised. Today her fame as an author, actress, and pop culture icon is indisputable, but in 1977 Carrie Fisher was just a teenager with an all-consuming crush on her costar.

Dan says:"Thoroughly enjoyable!"

Publisher's Summary

The publishing sensation of the year for every film fan

The never-before-published edition of Francis Ford Coppola's notes and annotations on The Godfather novel by Mario Puzo reveals the story behind one of the world's most iconic films. In this one-of-a-kind audio production, Coppola provides listeners with unfiltered access to his creative process in his own voice. Featuring notes from eight scenes - handpicked by Coppola himself - The Godfather Notebook is a must-listen for fans of the 1972 film.

The most important unpublished work on one of the greatest films of all time, written before filming by the man who wrote and directed it - Francis Ford Coppola, then only 32 years old - The Godfather Notebook reveals the intense creative process that went into making this seminal film. With his meticulous notes and impressions of Mario Puzo's novel, the notebook was referred to by Coppola daily on set while he directed the movie. The Godfather Notebook pulls back the curtain on the legendary filmmaker and the film that launched his illustrious career. Complete with an introduction by Coppola, this is a unique, beautiful, and faithful reproduction of his original notebook.

This publication will change the way the world views the iconic film - and the process of filmmaking at large. A must-have book of the season. Nothing like it has ever been published before.

Would you try another book from Francis Ford Coppola and/or Francis Ford Coppola and Joe Mantegna ?

Certainly Joe Mantegna. Coppola needs to stick to making wine and movies.

Would you be willing to try another book from Francis Ford Coppola? Why or why not?

Yes. He is one of the greats and The Godfather alone makes him a great director.

What about Francis Ford Coppola and Joe Mantegna ’s performance did you like?

Coppola OK. Mantegna has a great voice and is a professional unlike Coppola.

Did The Godfather Notebook inspire you to do anything?

It inspired me to buy the whole book.

Any additional comments?

Saying unabridged is deceptive.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Kindle Customer

16/11/16

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"not enough!"

what was included was excellent. However the exclusion of the films most important scene is extremely disappointing.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

true britty

Minnesota

16/11/16

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"Pleasurable peek into the scriptwriting process"

This short book by Coppola is about the writing of the script for the first Godfather movie. It stops short of the actual making of the film.

That's because, as Coppola tells us in the fascinating introduction, this nonfiction title is based on a notebook he created prior to writing the script. In the notebook, he divided the book by Mario Puzo into scenes. Then for each scene, he wrote down the core of that scene. What is this scene really about? He also looked at images that would be important to that scene and possible pitfalls to be aware of as writer/director. For example, not building up the happy mood that follows Don Corleone's homecoming from the hospital to contrast with the ensuing bad news about youngest son Michael.

Coppola reads the meaty introduction, detailing his history with the project and the script writing process, and then dictates a smattering of entries from his Godfather Notebook. Then Joe Mantegna comes in to read the dramatized rendering of the entry.

Mantegna, by the way, narrates a version of Puzo's The Godfather on Audible. Also on Audible, you can find an essay Puzo wrote in 1972 about the writing of The Godfather, the book's adaptation to film and his uncomfortable encounter with Frank Sinatra.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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PA

15/11/16

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"Good but way to short"

I really enjoyed this book, What there is of it. This is way to short for the price.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Robert A. Raymond

woodstock cT

23/05/17

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"A notebook you can't refuse."

Would you consider the audio edition of The Godfather Notebook to be better than the print version?

I can't say.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Of all the characters I like in the book, the one that stands out is Michael, because his character develops throughout the book.

Which scene was your favorite?

My favorite scene was the scene in which Michael shoots the cop, and Salotzo.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I did. I wanted to hear what Coppola took from the book, and what he decided to change or totally ignore.

Any additional comments?

If you have scene the film, and want to listen to this note book for background information, I would also suggest that you purchase the godfather book, since you can hear portions in the notebook.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful

James B. Cheatham

19/03/17

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"Not Unabridged"

I knew from flipping through the Godfather Notebook that purchasing an audio version would be risky, and I am not sure how rewarding it would have been to hear Coppola and Mantegna read the entire book cover to cover, balancing Puzo's text with Coppola's notes, so I am still giving the audio book 3 stars rather than to pan it. This audio book provides a good preview for the formatting and content of the hard copy book since I imagine that the audience for this book is very specialized. I plan to buy a hard copy after listening to the audio version because in no way is the audio version an ample substitute.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful

Anthony Freyberg

Redding, Ct, US

21/01/17

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"Disappointing"

I thought this might be an entertaining insight into the creation and production of a great, now classic movie. Instead it provided merely marginal new information combined with an uninspired reading of excerpts from the novel.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful

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